Olivier Megaton Is “Taking Gotham”

“Taken 2” director Olivier Megaton is set to helm the $60 million ‘based on actual events’ action thriller “Taking Gotham” at Emmett/Furla Films.

The story follows a secret unit of the NYPD that was created in response to a string of brutal robberies in New York City. After a deadly sting operation, the elite unit is disavowed by the NYPD, forcing them to go deep underground in order to clear their names.